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DJ Blend Detroit
DJ Blend Detroit (coloured vinyl 12")
Cat: FXHE DJBLEND. Rel: 25 Jun 11
 
Deep House
DJ Blend Detroit
Eclat
Review: DJ B-len-D returns to the FXHE imprint, his only previous appearance on wax being a collab with the label's boss man Omar S last year. Here the producer - real name Leonard Horn - takes the reigns himself with two slabs of grinding Motor City electro funk. A-Side "DJ Blend Detroit" is characterised by a swirling synth hook which rides atop a jacked up beat. Flip over for "Eclat" - our pick of the two tracks on offer - in which a funked up b-line is bolstered by oh-so-danceable chord pumps. More essential business from FXHE, which is enjoying a fine year even by Omar S's lofty standards.
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Menage At Trois
Cat: FXHE JFINE. Rel: 28 Jun 11
 
Deep House
Menage At Trois
Jack Yo Bodda
Review: Kontra stalwart Jason Fine makes a long overdue return to FXHE with two cuts of supreme jack material. Last seen on the Omar S hit machine way back in 2007, Fine announces his return in suitably dramatic terms with the cinematic expanses that characterise the opening moments of "Menage At Tois", though proceedings swiftly settle down into a delightfully bouncing house rhythm of crisp cascading drums and swift fingered key stabs - with the breathy, indecipherable vocal yearnings that occupy the nether regions clearly influencing the title making decisions. The flipside proves to be just as impressive - "Jack Yo Bodda" is an obvious ode to the days of Traxx and jack, commencing with some decidedly gloopy rhythms and an insistent female vocal refrain, your senses are sucked in then blown apart by a massive metallic kick drum sound and growling sub bass. The usual big tip superlatives most definitely apply here!
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It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It
Cat: AOS 6000. Rel: 12 Aug 11
 
Deep House
Solely Supported
Supported Solely
Look Hear Watch
I Come Over
Ganymede
You Wish
Over You Too
It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It
Nite's Over Compton
Here's Your Trance Now Dance
Skynet 2 B
Bobien Larkin
Review: Omar S has always been something of a maverick, but even by his own high standards, surprise second album It Can Be Done, But Only I Can Do It is something else. Like much of his work, it's an album of acute contrasts: tough and aggressive on one hand (the ragging acid of the opener and "Ganymede"), soft, calming and blissful on the other ("Nite's Over Comption"). Along the way, highlights are plentiful, from the heady deep house of "You Wish", sparse porno beatdown of "Look Hear Watch" and hypnotic rhythms of "Bobien Larkin", to the next generation Motor City techno of "Over You Two" and near-anthemic simplicity of "Here's Your Trance, Now Dance".

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Who Wrote The Rules Of Love
Cat: FXHE O&C. Rel: 26 Aug 11
 
Deep House
Who Wrote The Rules Of Love (R&B Long mix)
Who Wrote The Rules Of Love (Shadow Ray remix)
Who Wrote The Rules Of Love (R&B Short mix)
Review: Omar S is clearly having fun this year - the subtle euphoria of "Here's Your Trance Now Dance" was followed by a new studio album, released recently with about six days notice - and now he's popped up with a new 12" featuring Colonel Abrams on FXHE. The legendary urban crooner turns in a typically soulful vocal turn on "Who Wrote The Rules Of Love", which comes in three versions: two R&B mixes (short and long) and a remix from Shadow Ray. It's the Shadow Ray tweak that will turn on the house heads, with a beefy acid line and chopped up vocals forming the backbone of the arrangement. Those who get in quick can grab the lovely coloured vinyl version!
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Wayne County Hills Cops Part 2
Cat: FXHE-0&0. Rel: 11 Jan 12
 
Deep House
Wayne County Hills Cops (original mix)
Wayne County Hills Cops (Omar S remix)
Review: After more or less owning 2011 with a surprise album, a collaboration with urban crooner Colonel Abrams, an ahead-of-the-game reissue of Marc Kinchen and the all-conquering "Here's Your Trance Now Dance", FXHE don Omar S kicks off a new year with Wayne County Hills Cops Pt 2 (where, we ask, was Part 1?), a hook-up with the mysterious OB IGNITT. The eponymous A-Side is characterised by the kind of glistening synths last seen on "Here's Your Trance...", with a rugged analogue bass line giving the track with the requisite bump. A tired cliche it may be, but this could easily soundtrack an 80s cop movie: clearly Omar has this in mind given the 12"'s title and the fact the record's centre label features a doctored image of Eddie Murphy from Beverly Hills Cop! On the flip, Omar S provides his own remix, drowning the synths in dubby textures and showering them with shuffling hats for a more heads-down take. Another killer 12" - business as usual at FXHE, then.
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998
998 (12")
Cat: FXHEMINID. Rel: 23 Mar 12
 
Deep House
Income Tax Refund Dance
The White Castle Song
Untitled (feat Patrik Sjeren)
3c 273
Review: FXHE maintain their monthly heat emission for 2012, with label boss Omar S displaying all aspects of his production prowess (as well as skill for a humorous track titles) across four productions - one of which features the button bashing assistance of one Patrik Sjeren. There's something icily brilliant about the restrained "Income Tax Refund Dance" melding a dark piano riff with snapping 808 kicks and rippling lo fi rhythms which only further justifies the title of Omar S's killer 2011 LP. It's complemented by the far rowdier box jam "The White Castle Song" which jackhammers a simple yet highly flammable key riff over low rent percussion for FXHE's most potent ode to the perfect warehouse moment since the all conquering "Here's Your Trance..." Given the lack of additional info, we presume the Patrik Sjeren that produces the B Side "Untitled" track is the same Patrik Sjeren that released in the mid 90s under a multiplicity of aliases, and his contribution is every bit as incendiary as the track preceding it, whilst "3c 273" sees Omar S slip into pensive utopian electro mode with aplomb.
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001
001 (12")
Cat: AOS 2475. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Deep House
Poor Food
Bitch
Motion
200001
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Detroit!
Detroit! (12")
Cat: AOS 006EP. Rel: 12 Apr 06
 
Techno
Polynesia
Churchill
Micronesia
Frontwardsflip
Nikademas
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Real To Real
Cat: LH-FX#1. Rel: 13 Sep 07
 
Techno
Real To Real (LHAO mix)
Renewal (AOS loop)
Sacred (AOS co-mix)
Motor (LH mix)
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In Side My Head
In Side My Head (1-sided 12")
Cat: AOS 010. Rel: 16 Dec 05
 
Deep House
In Side My Head
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Oasis - Collaborating
Cat: OAS 1100. Rel: 05 Oct 05
 
Deep House
Oasis 4
Oasis 5
Oasis 11
Oasis 9
Oasis 1s-1/2
Oasis 7
Oasis 1 (live mix)
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The Further You Look The Less You Will See
Cat: AOS 432B. Rel: 01 Aug 08
 
Deep House
The Further You Look The Less You Will See
Tecky Alexander
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Track #8
Track #8 (12")
Cat: AOS 005. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Deep House
Track #8 (7:44)
Track #8 (9:58)
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The Grand Son Of Detroit Techno!
Cat: OMAR-S(008). Rel: 25 Apr 07
 
Techno
The Grand Son Of Detroit Techno!
Review: Omar S brings "The Grand Son Of Detroit Techno!". This amazing, deep and hypnotising house track features live percussion from Theo Parrish.
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Sidetrakx Volume #1
Cat: OMAR-S 110. Rel: 01 Jul 06
 
Deep House
Child Run Away
Shine On Me
Ya Give Up
Morning Drive
Turn & Walk Away
Bring It To Me
Review: Omar S adopts a new style for his new Side Trakx project. Detroit house meets sample based hip hop... and it really works. Possibly inspired by the passing of the late Jay Dilla, this music is perfect for relaxing and kicking back, or even warming up the early hours of the club. While Detroit hip-hop producers already proved that there's a mutual creative interaction between the cities house, techno and hip-hop scenes, it's now one of the cities hottest house producers laying down some smoked out, next level instrumentals in the vein of the late genius Jay Dilla, Madlib or Underground Resistance's Hipnotech sublabel.
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Intérprete: WAHEVER
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M Pittman EP
Cat: M PITTMAN. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Deep House
Nyrobi Knight
Cherry Lee (Down Syndrome mix)
Dirty
Cherry Lee (reprise mix)
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# 2
# 2 (12")
Cat: MPITTMAN 2. Rel: 15 Feb 06
 
Deep House
Obsession (Datsallivdatsalliv~'^**!!)
Skylark (Late Morning mix Foool!!)
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Oasis Collaborating
Cat: FXHE 2200. Rel: 16 Dec 05
 
Deep House
Oasis Fifteen
Oasis Twenty Two
Oasis Nineteen
Oasis Seventeen
Oasis Fourteen (unreleased version)
Oasis Twenty Five
Oasis Twenty One
Oasis Twenty Three
Intérprete: Sameed
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Thirteen/Two/Eight
Cat: OAS 13. Rel: 22 Feb 07
 
Deep House
Thirteen
Two
Eight
Review: The main track here shows a slightly different facette of Omar S. Thirteen/Two/Eight, released on FXHE, has a handclapping, twitching beat with a quirky lively synth melody, classic italo disco and early 80 boogie sounds from a Detroit point of view. A vivid techno track and a darker ambient outing keep the quality high.

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Sidetrakx Volume #2
Cat: AOS-220. Rel: 26 Nov 08
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Hysteresis
Efilive
Meziere
Postignition
Leaveluck To Heaven
I Know Chun Li
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Plastik Ambash
Plastik Ambash (1-sided 12")
Cat: KHFXHE 1. Rel: 26 Oct 07
 
Deep House
Plastik Ambash
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007
007 (12")
Cat: AOS-7. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Deep House
Simple Than Sorry!! (main mix)
Bleft Lord!!
Simpe Than Sorry (Basic mix)
Simpe Than Sorry (Phaser mix)
Intérprete: Oliver Deutschmann
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54321
54321 (12")
Cat: FXHE OD. Rel: 18 Mar 22
 
Deep House
54321 (vocal mix) (8:44)
54321 (instrumental mix) (6:06)
Review: killer new heat from Omar S on his FXHE label featuring Desire on vocals + backed with an instrumental mix.
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Whats Good For The Goose
Cat: AOS 313. Rel: 15 Oct 21
 
Soul
Whats Good For The Goose (2:26)
Whats Good For The Goose (dub Out mix) (3:00)
Review: Proper future classic Omar S!
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Can't Change
Cat: AOS 1016. Rel: 25 Apr 22
 
Deep House
Start This Over Again (feat Supercoolwicked) (6:05)
Jump (4:23)
Virgil (feat Mitchell Yoshida) (5:23)
Bend Who (feat Milf Melly & King Milo) (2:41)
Money Hit Da Floor (feat Supercoolwicked & Amir Hassan) (3:49)
Outer Jass Authority (feat Supercoolwicked, De'Sean Jones & Ian Finkelstein) (6:47)
Inner Luv (Intrumental mix) (6:50)
Aaayoooooo (feat Alister Fawnwoda) (5:01)
Multiple Orgasms (5:20)
Ice Cream (feat Alandra O Smith & Supercoolwicked) (5:03)
Can't Change (6:04)
My Momma & 'Nem Said I Don't Have To!!! (4:44)
Miss Hunn'nay (feat Mad Mike Banks) (5:36)
Whale Sex (8:23)
Review: It is no secret that we here at Juno HQ are huge fans of the one and only Alex 'Omar S' Smith. He is a machine when it comes to making music and barely a year goes by without another expansive new album form the Detroit badman. Here comes this year's and it has all the things you would hope for and expect: raw, unfussy but infectious house with dusty drums and 80s synths. Supercoolwicked is a frequently appearing guest who lends these tunes alluring vocal touches while the grooves themselves are subtly, effective tweaks on Smith's tried and tested template. We are here for it.
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The First One Hundred
Cat: FXHE OAJ. Rel: 12 Aug 21
 
Funk
The First One Hundred (4:00)
Dance Your Blues Away (feat Amp Fiddler) (4:35)
Review: Any Omar S release is worth checking, but when it also features Detroit funk godfather and Motor City legend Amp Fiddler, as well as Andre Foxxe of Parliament-Funkadelic, then it's pretty much buy on sight. You never know what you're gaping to get with the FXHE boss, and never was that more true than here on this sweet little 7". A-side 'The First One Hundred' is a loop of Omar S's trademark dusty drums and a deeply buried bass guitar riff that is super funky, and 'Dance Your Blues Away (feat Amp Fiddler)' sounds like Prince making house music in Omar S's studio. They are short, but oh so sweet.
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Can't Explain
Can't Explain (gold vinyl 7")
Cat: FXHE TORI. Rel: 27 Sep 22
 
Hip Hop/R&B
Can't Explain (R&B mix By Omar S) (2:39)
Can't Explain (House remix By Omar S) (3:35)
Review: Omar S sets his considerable dancefloor skills to something a little different on a new 7" featuring the vocal talents of TroiAlexis. A young talented Detroit female songwriter who was discovered by Omar S at the Conant Gardens Party Store when she sung acapella to him at a Hi Tech party, TroiAlexis lends an air of soulful class to Omar's trademark electro-slanted electronics on both sides of this single. There's a stripped down - and we mean stripped right down - bass heavy R&B mix on the A-side, while the flip has a sturdier house mix that still gives her voice room to soar.
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004
004 (hand-stamped 1-sided 12")
Cat: AOS 004. Rel: 14 Oct 04
 
Deep House
Day (mix 1) (7:05)
Day (mix 2) (3:08)
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Deliquent
Deliquent (gatefold red & yellow vinyl double 7")
Cat: FXHEDK. Rel: 20 Feb 23
 
Hip Hop/R&B
4 Ever Dastardly (2:30)
Bu$$ The Bank (1:21)
Pesos (2:35)
Gag Reflex (1:25)
Dastardly Love Song (1:40)
Bodies Drop (2:08)
All I Wanna Be (1:47)
What U Here Foe (1:55)
Review: Omar S does what he wants, so we are often treated to some surprises on his FXHE label that come seemingly out of nowhere. If they come with his stamp of approval, though, that is enough for us to find them intriguing, at the very least. This one is from Dastardly Kids aka Sonny Dulphi and Pat2Dope and they bring hi tech styles to hip-hop. The sounds are raw and twisted, with spoken-word bars over dense layers of synth and drums on opener '4 Every Day Dastardly'. There is a metallic feel to the icy cold and sleazy beats of 'Bu$$ The Bank', more depth to 'Pesos' which has a cloud rap vibe and more stoned and late night vibes to 'Dastardly Love Song'. A fresh double 7" for sure.

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Miss Hunn'nay
Cat: AOS 1404. Rel: 05 Jul 22
 
Deep House
Money Hit Da Floor (instrumental) (5:38)
Ice Cream (instrumental) (5:11)
Miss Hunn'nay (10:01)
Review: Omar S is back on FXHE with a seriously sassy piece of ballroom house vamping crying out for someone to walk. 'Miss Hunn'nay' features an insanely catchy vocal hook which loops out over some killer organ flex and a bassline guaranteed to get everyone grooving low down and nasty. It's Omar S at his party starting best. 'Money Hit Da Floor (Instrumental Mix)' brings it tough and deep, all snappy 909 beats, sharp stabs and those thick, immersive pads he does so well. 'Ice Cream (Instrumental Version)' closes this stellar 12" out with another finely chiseled workout which has all the hallmarks of an FXHE staple, rooted in the Motor City tradition but delivered with a panache that belongs to one man and one man only.
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That's Me
That's Me (12")
Cat: AOS 00412/OAS14. Rel: 01 Jan 90
 
Deep House
Omar S - "That's Me" (7:41)
Oasis - "Oasis #14" (8:36)
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Detroit #1 (repress)
Detroit #1 (repress) (hand-stamped 1-sided 12")
Cat: OAS 1. Rel: 28 Apr 21
 
Techno
Oasis #1 (8:13)
Review: It is remarkable to think that Detroit badman Omar S's star has in no way diminished since this record first came out in 2004. If anything, he is ever more legendary than ever right now. His style hasn't changed much over the years - he still favours rolling drums, smart samples and bright melodies - but somehow he continues to mine new moods and grooves within that. This one was particularly special, though - the tinny drums seem to root you to the groove but also float, the melodic hook is buried deep but brings a haunting vibe that never lets yup. And that's about it, but that is more than enough when each element makes such an indelible impact.
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Music For Hot Babes Only!
Cat: FXHE PIMP. Rel: 01 Apr 21
 
Deep House
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (6:54)
Ain't No Real Pimps Anymore (vocal mix) (4:03)
Ain't No Real Pimps Anymore (acappella mix) (2:51)
Review: New Omar S 12" featuring John FM!
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Record Packer Part 2 (Soundtrack)
Cat: AOS 2021. Rel: 08 Feb 21
 
Deep House
Storm (4:24)
No One Can Stop Me (5:04)
Trac 45 (4:20)
Mystery Man (5:18)
Review: This is the second edition of a four part series by Detroit icon Omar S called Record Packer - a new video game score as part of his pop-up exhibition in the Motor City, in collaboration with Red Bull Arts. On the A side, we have the dusty dub techno explorations of 'Storm', followed by the raw percussive funk of 'No One Can Stop Me'. On the flip, enjoy the deep and mesmerizing groove of 'Trac 45' followed by a lovely late night boogie-down vibe on 'Mystery Man'. Originally conceived as a physical exhibition, Omar S: Conant Gardens Party Store now lives online as an interactive web environment.
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Record Packer Part 4 (Soundtrack)
Record Packer Part 4 (Soundtrack) (green marbled vinyl 7")
Cat: AOS 2020. Rel: 17 Dec 20
 
Deep House
8 Bit Set Me Up (3:05)
8 Bit Set Me Up (instrumental) (2:11)
8 Bit Desert Eagle (2:19)
Review: Record Packer is a new video game scored by the one and only Detroit don Omar S. He's mostly reworked a load of tunes of his you will know and love in a crunchy, lo-fi, nostalgic 8bit style and is to real them all as part of his new Detroit based virtual and physical exhibition Conant Gardens Party Store. As well as that, some of them are coming on 7", including 'Set It Up,' one of our personal favourites with its aching vocal sample and ice-cold beats. There are two versions of it here as well one of pixelated melodic house jam 'Desert Eagle'.
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Detroit Rock EP
Cat: FXHE DECL. Rel: 10 May 21
 
Punk/Hardcore
Burn (5:02)
Remember (3:31)
Know (5:33)
Prepare (4:43)
Remember (reprise mix) (2:02)
Review: It's not often someone other than Omar S releases on his FXHE label. And it is never that he has put hardcore post-punk. But we're not complaining. There's a real dance floor chug to this new EP that would have been masterfully deployed by dexterous DJs like the late Andrew Weatherall. The whole thing has been recorded, produced and mixed by Alex Smith himself, while the trio that is Decliner are the ones who wrote the filthy guitars and laid down the sleazy drum beats. The tunes are mired in fuzz and grime and have snarled lyrics that really cut through the darkened biker disco vibes. Excellent stuff.
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Fuck Resident Advisor CD
Cat: AOS 4180. Rel: 17 Aug 20
 
Deep House
In My City
Gonna Luv You
Bread Over Bed
Don't Leave Me Standing Yeaa
Shutup
Mell'like Boom Boom In'dair!
Sloppy Joe
Washtenaw County Horn Section
You Gotta Beat The Clock
Simply
Review: A few eyebrows were raised when Omar-S announced the title of his latest album. While clearly meant as a controversial talking point, the title should not distract from what is one of Alex 'Omar' Smith's strongest collections of cuts to date - and one with an all-star cast of Motor City collaborators (Rick Wilhite, Norm Talley and OB Ignitt all feature). Musically, it's pleasingly diverse, with Smith effortlessly drifting between 21st century P-funk ("In My City"), cowbell-powered deep-house funk ("Don't Leave Me Standing Yeea"), sparse and synth-heavy house hypnotism ("Mell'like Boom Boom In'dair"), disco-house jack ("Washtenaw County Horn Section"), sub-heavy Detroit-meets-Sheffield minimalism ("You Gotta Beat The Clock") and sunrise-ready dancefloor dreaminess ("Simply"). This CD edition also includes four cuts not available on the vinyl edition.
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Fuck Resident Advisor
Cat: AOS 418. Rel: 03 Jul 20
 
Deep House
In My City (feat John FM - Rick White mix) (6:27)
Don't Leave Me Standing Yeaa (5:44)
Mell'like Boom Boom In'dair! (4:28)
Washtenaw County Horn Section (6:03)
You Gotta Beat The Clock (4:24)
Simply (7:16)
Review: There's been plenty of online chatter about the confrontational title of Omar-S's latest full-length outing, and arguably not enough focus on the music itself (or the fact that the guest list contains Rick Wilhite, Norm Talley and OB Ignitt for that matter). This is unfortunate, because as usual Alex 'Omar' Smith has hit the spot. The six untitled tracks are impressively varied, with Smith effortlessly moving between 21st century P-funk (track one), cowbell-powered deep house funk (track 2), sparse and synth-heavy acid house hypnotism (track three), disco-house jack (track four), sub-heavy Detroit-meets-Sheffield minimalism (track five) and sunrise-ready dancefloor dreaminess (track six).
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You Want (Black Cover Version)
You Want (Black Cover Version) (4xLP in spot-varnished sleeve)
Cat: AOS 9900. Rel: 05 Feb 20
 
Deep House
You Want The Best (5:29)
A Toast To Momma Rose (Crowd Claps Jacked By Norm Talley) (5:38)
That's Lil 'Boy (feat Ian Finkelstein) (10:57)
Second Life (feat John FM) (5:58)
The Sound Of Neptune (5:32)
Don't Get In My Way (4:32)
This Love Is 4 Real (6:06)
Oops (5:59)
Mandela's Gold (5:18)
Hear Me Out (feat John FM) (10:08)
Ambiance (feat John Cloud TM & L'renee) (4:47)
Coming Home Mum (5:52)
1993 (7:20)
Review: Those who've been paying close attention will know that Alex 'Omar' Smith has been mixing things up musically of late, veering away from the deep Detroit house he's famed for in order to explore a wider range of influences. New album "You Want" doesn't exactly reverse this trend, but it is far more rooted in his particular brand of seductive, off-kilter deepness and techno-tinged hypnotism than recent singles. That's undeniably a good thing, because nobody does crunchy, machine driven club jams better than the Motor City producer. There are nods towards Italian style piano house, disco, broken beat, jazz funk, Masters at Work and - more surprisingly - industrial techno (see the filthy closing cut) - but the resultant cuts don't sound like anything other than tried-and-tested Omar-S club jams.
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Another Man
Cat: AOS 950. Rel: 20 Dec 19
 
Deep House
Another Man (5:37)
SUV's Aka Fatass Moblie's (7:32)
Review: Alex "Omar" Smith has covered all bases this year, offering up singles that flit between more experimental, off kilter fare, head-nodding beats informed by hip-hop culture and the unique blend of Detroit deep house and techno that has long been his stock-in-trade. His final single of 2019 sees him gleefully charge further towards disco pastures with "Another Man", a bouncy, club-ready house workout that peppers a good-time disco groove (think rubbery slap bass and crunchy drums) with spacey synth sounds, twinkling melodies and male spoken word samples ("I can quite understand... she left me for another man"). He's back on deep house mode on flipside "Suv's AKA Fatass Mobile's", where a drowsy riff and sustained synth strings bob along atop a sea of sweaty machine drums.
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One Of A Kind
Cat: AOS 7418. Rel: 21 Sep 18
 
Deep House
Less Pain (7:02)
Untitled (3:31)
One Of A Kind (8:09)
Review: Alex "Omar" Smith is certainly "One of a Kind". Like fellow Detroiters Kenny Dixon Jr and Theo Parrish, he has achieved cult status amongst serious deep house heads primarily by following his own path and sticking a solitary digit towards convention. That and being seriously good at what he does, of course. He begins this latest EP in confident mood, joining the dots between vintage New Jersey garage and bouncy deep house on "Less Pain", before wrapping slipped '80s synth-pop chords around a killer (machine) percussion track. Best of all, though, is title track "One of a Kind", a luscious chunk of slowly unfurling deep house positivity rich in ear-pleasing synthesizer motifs, surging chords and rush-inducing musicality.
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That's Me
That's Me (1-sided 12")
Cat: AOS 00412. Rel: 10 May 18
 
Deep House
That's Me (7:37)
Review: For his latest trick, Alex "Omar" Smith has crafted a killer new tune out of a distinctive gospel soul sample that he first used on much-played 2004 single "Day". Pedants will point out that "That's Me" actually uses a wider variety of sampled loops from the same source track, rather than one specific repetitive section, but either way the results are fantastic. Bumping, distorted, bass-heavy and soulful with more grunt than your average blue movie, the track is a perfect example of how highly effective, life-affirming house music can be made out of the simplest of elements suitably arranged and tweaked. Basically, it's a jazz-flecked, hands-aloft bumper that will get played at a lot of festivals this summer.
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Pier Place Project
Cat: FXHENT 3. Rel: 24 Jan 19
 
Deep House
The Runner (5:21)
Twi-Lite (5:44)
I'm Feelin' Hot (5:24)
Starz (6:02)
Review: With this four-track EP, Alex 'Omar' Smith welcomes fellow Detroiter Norm Talley back to his FXHE label for the first time since the release of his 2017 debut album "Norm-A-Lize". The quality threshold remains high throughout, from the brilliantly bass-heavy Motor City deep house futurism of EP opener "The Runner" - all booming sub, swinging machine drums and looped space synths - to the jazzy deep house bliss of closing cut "Starz". In between you'll find the similarly enjoyable, Theo Parrish-esque jazz-house drums and glassy-eyed musicality of "I'm Feelin' Hot" and the sparse dancefloor dreaminess of "Twi-Lite".
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Your Socially Awkward Criminal
Cat: AOS 070. Rel: 14 Feb 18
 
Deep House
Games That We Play (feat Diviniti) (8:55)
Potawatomi (6:46)
Review: Any new material on FXHE has us in a frenzy! 2018 looks like a good start for the Detroit label, with boss man Omar S bringing the jams in style. 'Your Socially Awkward' features two fine servings of modern, Motor City techno-soul. There's the evocative A side cut "Games That We Play", a life affirming journey awash in uplifting pianos plus uplifting arpeggio sequences above its steely shuffle - and all supported by local heroine Diviniti's powerful vocals. On the flip, the deep groove of "Potawatomi" takes things down a notch or two, but this late night number still has a heap of bounce and emotion to it still. This follows up the late 2017 release 'Tap Dat Ass' and the debut album from local veteran Norm Talley.
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I Tried To Told Cha
Cat: FXHENT 2. Rel: 09 Apr 18
 
Deep House
Foundation (4:26)
Detroit 2 Step (6:18)
Fan Ta Cee (4:39)
Consciousness (2:49)
Friday Night (5:15)
Review: Following his impeccable album Norm-A-Lize last year, Detroit's City Boy Player returns to Alex O Smith's FXHE imprint with five more soul-stirring sessions. "Foundation" lives up to its name with a classic spoken sample and 11pm mood-changing struts, "Detroit 2 Step" has a touch of the Bonobos with its woozy oboes over lightly swung, organic drums. "Fan Ta Cee" flips the mode for something a lot deeper and darker (think Theo's classic remix of "Falling Up" and you're not far off) while "Consciousness" is a cool creative percussive tool with a swooping rise that sweeps and dips in all the right places. Finally we're sent packing with the bold chord-striking piece "Friday Night". If this doesn't have you marching, nothing will.
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Take Me Dancing (remastered)
Cat: FXHE TMD. Rel: 27 Jun 17
 
Disco/Reediciones
Cossack Boogie (3:30)
This Is No Horse (4:31)
Get Me To The Disco (3:19)
Charlie Is My Darling (3:38)
Take Me Dancing (5:24)
Charter Flight (3:30)
Day Tripper (2:45)
Classical Salsa (3:31)
Swingtown (4:37)
Review: Omar S presents this remastered reissue of the 1979 album by this Singaporean disco band led by Ardo Guerzo and Jeremiah Star on his revered FXHE imprint. The name of the band is an acronym of their first names respectively. They mixed disco and salsa in their hit "Classical Salsa". They covered the Ohio Players' classic hit "Sweet Sticky Thing" and they named their 1976 released album after it. Star was also in the short lived Funkgus outfit which is worth checking out, if you can find it! A true diggers delight for those that knew it seems, but now brought to a wider audience, thankfully. Originally on Baal, a UK label founded in the mid '70s by Jay Shotam of October Cherries. The original Baal label was founded in Singapore by his band in the late '60s until it became defunct in 1980.
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Tags: Disco Funk
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1992
1992 (12")
Cat: AOS 1992. Rel: 21 Feb 19
 
Techno
Light Year Flight (7:24)
1992 (6:27)
Homey Trinitron (3:42)
Review: You have to admire Alex "Omar" Smith's work rate. He's been slinging out regular releases now for the best part of a decade and shows no sign of slowing down. "1992" is his second EP of 2019 and contains a trio of contrasting cuts in his distinctive, hardware-driven sound. Perhaps the biggest surprise is closing cut "Homey Trinitron", a techno-tempo workout that wraps fuzzy, lo-fi synth motifs around weighty and distorted, ghetto-house influenced drums. He provides a chunk of loose but locked-in deep house drowsiness (see the warm, shuffling and punchy title track), as well as a cheery, piano-driven A-side that's as warm, rush-inducing and anthem-like as anything he's released to date.
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Vibrationz: EP
Cat: FXHE TINK. Rel: 08 Apr 19
 
Disco/Reediciones
Come On, Come On (Playa's Choice mix) (5:29)
Dancin' (Detroit Disko dub) (6:02)
Do It Together (Renny Raw mix) (6:11)
Close To Me (Werk On Me edit) (4:39)
Review: Detroit scene stalwart Tink Thomas returns with what we think is his first single under his given name since 1996. Here he showcases his sneaky remixing and re-editing skills, serving up a quartet of homemade, drum machine-driven disco revisions that have probably been staples of his DJ sets for some time. The weightiest of the bunch is bustling, redlined opener "Come On, Come On (Playa Choice Mix)", though both the Melba Moore-sampling "Dancin' (Detroit Disko Dub)" and stomping "Do It Together (Renny Raw Mix)" sound like proper peak-time workouts. The baggy-but-bouncy "Close To Me (Werk On Me Edit)" may be the best of the lot.
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